Nov 3rd
The next morning I woke up early so I could get my papers ready for the meeting. I had two stacks about 5 inches each. A folder for each country. My plan was to offer the next closest disaster to each country when they agreed to the treaty they would get their folder from the other stack which was the worst thing that happens in the next 70 years. England's beginning folder was bigger because I had already promised him one. After that I got dressed and went downstairs to make myself two top hats. (toast with an egg in a hole in the middle.) When I was done eating it was about seven in the morning to I started to write I had half of the meeting wrote and I need to get the whole day done. I was almost done when Matt came in.
"Hey Sam you're up early."
"Yeppers, I wanted to get my work done for the meeting and when I was done with that I started to write more of my story." He shrugged and started to cook.
"I only want one pancake I ate at six."
"Ok"
When the pancakes were almost done America came in, wear just some pajamas pants. I snorted and turned back to my story. I was finishing how my week would end when my laptop was swiped away and my pancake was set down. I pouted a little but my mood changed quickly as I ate. I made a mental note to start to carry my girly bag with me within the next couple days. I pull out my phone and check the time.
"Its 8:23 and we don't have to be at the meeting until 1. We have four hours to do whatever."
"Yeah. What do you guys want to do?" ask Canada
"I don't know." I said
"We could go out! Watch a movie! Or go to a park! Or we could watch some more full metal!"
"I'd like to go to a park" I said smiling at Canada "Matt could push me on the swings."
"Yeah we can go after we eat." Said Canada
That's what we did. We had fun. America brought a baseball bat and ball and I made him play like a human so Canada and I could play. I got them to play tag with me and we all acted like kids for the morning. We got hotdogs to eat at a stand in the park.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am the boring pink hair banshee NARUTO!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The second meeting
We had gotten there early much to America's misery. England made fun of America again. I sat next to Matt holding his hand. Trying not to panic. I hoped this would end well.
As everyone came in Germany caught my eye asking silently if I would speak first. I nodded my head yes. And he nodded back. All of the chair were full so I started.
"Hello! You all remember me from the last meeting. My name is Samantha Hager. I have someone to introduce. Canada please stand up." Canada stood up shaking. "Canada has been here the whole time. And has been a country since July 1 1867." Whispers could be heard. "I won't go into details. I do ask that you get to know Canada he is the second largest country in the world after all. Now! In this stack (I set my hand on the left one) I have folders for each of you if you don't get a folder it is because nothing goes wrong in your country In the next 15 years or so. This is a peace offering. I expect nothing from this." I stand up and start to hang out folders. Loud exclamations could be heard. Pale faces could be seen all around. "We will be having a break soon so there is no need to hurry this along. The events in the folders are the most recent thing that happens to you. In this stack (I set my hand on the other one) I have the worst thing that happens to you in the next 75 years. You will get this when you agree to the treaty I have come up with. As the 3rd party I will compromise and it will be fair for all."
"Let's hear it then." Said a still pale faced England.
"The rules so far are,
There will be no fighting at all.
If you have a problem the two party's will come to me.
I will treat everyone fairly if you don't agree then tell me and we will compromise!
If you purposely start to fight I will not help you with your disasters.
Does anyone want to add or change this?"
"You're an American right? Who is to say your wont favor him?" said Russia
"Would you rather me be of another country? A country that doesn't believe in compromise or freedom?" I asked back "trust me Russia at least for now? You can back out later or whatever man just give me a chance?"
He nods. I pull out a page this is the written treaty. I signed my name as the 3rd party and handed it to America on my left. It went around for once everyone signed. Although I had to hold up Liechtenstein's folder up to get Switzerland to sign…Everyone! I mean I knew it would happen cuz I wrote it this morning but crap! That was awesome! Grinning I started to hand over the second stack. Shaking with happiness that this would work. My happiness had a cruel long death as I watch everyone's faces. America had tears going down his face. England looks lost. Everyone had some form of depression.
"I want everyone to remember that this hasn't happened! These people…they probably haven't even been born yet."
"But! My People!" yelled America.
"I know! I know. Almost everyone in America lost family in 9-11 There were even foreign people in the buildings America! The point is it not all about you! We will talk later America!"
"Now we have all signed the treaty china and japan are fighting right? And the way I see it right now you japan are the one in the wrong. You are trying to grow strong by taking over your brother. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"I must grow strong." Said japan
"Yes but why? Why grow strong if at the end you have no friends? No family? Are you doing this because you want to or because your people want you too?"
"It has always been my people who wanted this… their reasons are that we are strong so it is our duty to take over and protect the other Asian countries. They want an empire like England." England blushed and said angrily
"And bloody see where it got me!" he said pointing at America
"I think your people need to be reminded that other nations are just people and that fighting will only hurt everyone. China I need you to be honest did you start this?"
"…yes. My soldiers were out of my control they were ordered to hold the bridge not to shoot."
"So then I must find a way to punish you both, japan a little more harshly then china. I also need to find a way to fix this so it doesn't happen again. Maybe something educational. We could transfer students to other Asians nations. Remind the next generation that we are just people… what happened to those soldiers?"
"They were killed in the event."
"Any ideas guys?" I asked the table
"I vike your izea of transfer students. It should help." Said Germany
"Thank you." I knew what I would do but I wanted to make china and japan sweat.
"I'm thinking an apology on the news from both of your leaders as well as oh I don't know…you two being handcuffed together for a short time. You have both been hurt over this war and are about equal in loss. Do you agree?"
"Yes, aru…"
"Yes."
I got up grab China's hand moved him over to sit beside Japan and clicked the handcuffs over their right and left hand.
"It will stay on for a week. I expect your leader's to work together if they need a 3rd party you know who to call. We will start the transfer students in a month to let them have time to get used to not being enemies."
"Germany, I understand that you're being control lightly right now? How bad is it?"
"True fully? I can't tell you anything. Mostly all Hitler can control is what I can tell others. I can't tell others where I stand in the war. I can't tell others that I don't want to… (His mouth closed and a shiver went down his back) I can't tell where they are at. Or how much I just want… (Another shiver but this time his hand imitated ringing someone's neck.
"It's ok Germany I'll take care of it."
"Don't tell me! I'll be forced to tell him." I nod and then check the time on my phone almost three
"It's almost three so let's take that break now. If they want it, your bosses can set up a meeting i left my phone number in all of your folders, just let me know. I will meet with all of you at some point to talk about what's in your folders. Be back here in an hour, people!" I grab Canada and America we walk out the door America got out his phone and was telling Roosevelt everything about Pearl Harbor it would happen next month. Canada was waiting he knew that his would happen in a year his was a fire, killed 99 people. His second one was a plane crash kill 200+
"America I'm pretty sure japan won't do it now but if it's that big of a deal just have some planes ready to attack during that week. He nodded and told the president this. His phone call ended I move on to Canada, "are you ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Are you ok?" I asked America
"No… I'm not two terrorist attacks! So many died…" he said looking lost "I haven't even told my president the second one."
"And you shouldn't. All it will do is put stress on him." He took a deep breath and then sigh.
"You're not alone America, Canada and I are here for you." We made our way to a small restaurant. After some small talk England, France, Germany and Italy joined us.
"Canada will you remind me I need to talk to Switzerland?" I need to practice with my father's gun.
"Sure?" we all did some small talk. Mostly about the times were the countries had no control like when America and England were fighting. How America was treating slaves. Now with Germany.
"So Germany? How is your memory's going? Do you remember anything?"
"There was a broom? I found it in my closet at the very back…" Italy start to cry and Germany was busy comforting him.
"Yes that's Italy's broom from when he would clean for Australia."
When Italy stopped crying I asked "so Germany there was a rumor that Hitler had this ugly tree that gives him warnings of his death. It's suppose to look like a women. Have you seen it?"
"That ugly thing?"
"Don't know. probably. Can you burn it?"
"Yes. It will be done."
"Don't hurry, wait for the right moment. Remember revenge is a dish best served cold."
He nods and we finish eating.
We all go back to the meeting room
"So England do you have any questions about your folders?" His was The Torrey Canyon Oil Spill 1967 the great smog 1952 and the European heat wave 2003
"No it's all really straight forward."
"What about you France?"
His was the European heat wave and a list of all of the train crashes that happen in the next 75 years. (There are a lot of train crashes)
"Nothing really."
"And you Italy?" his was of the sinking of the Amoco Milford Haven 1991
"Nope we will be more careful this time. Ve~"
"Good. In between you and England…" I stopped talking as the other country's came in they started to talk doing their own little thing so I pulled out my laptop to google about Hitler finding out his home's address, places he went and who he hung out with as well as their addresses. After that I put a lock on my computer and changed my background. (a comic of canada sitting on russia) When Germany ended the meeting I grabbed Canada and ran after Switzerland.
"Switzerland wait! I was just wondering if you would like to see my gun?"
"Your gun? When was it made?"
"2009"
"Sure I've never seen a girl handle a gun before. Why is Canada coming?"
"After the war he holds the record for longest sniping." Both Canada and Switzerland looked surprised.
"Really?!" they asked in anime style. Giggling I say.
"yes." After picking up their jaws from the floor Switzerland says,
"Let's go then."
Switzerland's house was very Victorian but I guess that is the style right now. A round the back was a small wall with painted targets on it. I pull out my father's gun from its case in my bag. Taking the keys out I pull off the safety lock.
"This is a semi-automatic. You pull it back the once, and you can shoot the whole clip. You want to line up the little squares here see." I held up the clip showing how many it had. Then showed them how to line up the squares "I need to practice my aim. Do you mind?"
"Go on." Switzerland said in his gruff voice.
I put the clip in, cocked the gun back and took aim. The mind numbing bang, the quick snap of the gun. Checking to see where I had shot I said.
"That's always been a problem for me. I shoot ether too high or too low. But almost always lined up with the center. Would you like to shoot Switzerland? Beware the kick it's got power." He nods takes the gun and aims. Bang! Just a smidge to the left in the second ring.
"So close!" I take the gun and hand it other to Canada.
"Do your best matt!" I called from behind. Bang! In the center on the left edge!
"Bull's-eye!" I yell this continues on from almost 20 minutes before I call it quits for lack of bullets. We had gone through half of them. Leaving about 50 left. Canada and I left after thanking Switzerland.
"So why do we need to work on our aim?"
"We? Our?" I asked amused
"Yes."
"Well then… I guess we have to shoot a couple of cold blooded murders."
We walked in silence for several minutes. "Ok."
I thank America could feel the tension between us because he tried doubly hard to get us to smile.
"Come on guys lets watch another full metal! Please?!" he said bouncing "we'll eat whatever you guys want!" I walked into America's kitchen pulled up a chair to his spice cupboard looking for stuff to make hot chocolate. He had some bakers chocolate and that would make a good cup with a pinch of salt sugar and some … ah! There it was some vanilla extract. I started the milk. As I turned around I noticed America had left leaving Canada just staring at me. We both blushed. I walked out of the room to check on my computer. Yep there was America sitting on the couch with a frustrated look on his face.
"I see your trying to get on my computer without asking." I said doing my best to act like Russia.
He jumped then shivered. Putting a creepy smile on my face I said.
"What would happen if you saw something you shouldn't." then I put on a smirk. "I'm good at acting! was my Russia ok?"
He laughed nervously. I take my computer way my password screen was a bee on honeycomb. Tracing the three honeycombs in the center I opened the computer and handed it back to America.
"So wait! It can sense touch!"
"Yeah. That's new. About 2012"
"Whoa!" I pull up my windows 8 screen and let him move it around. Then pull up the drawing app.
"Here entertain yourself." I move back to my milk on the stove and stir it. Warm, but not hot. Staying close to it this time I pull out my phone and check the world news for this week nothing really other than Japan sending out the planes for Pearl Harbor. Tutting I pulled my attention back to my milk which was steaming. I added the chocolate, sugar, the pinch of salt then a little of the vanilla. I walked the cups out into the living room to find both America and Canada drawing separate pictures on the same sheet.
"Awwwww!" I fangirled.
"Here." America said trading the computer for his cup. I saved their silly drawings, Kuma-jiro and a burger.
Before I could pull up the show Canada grabs the computer out of my hands.
"What the hell!" he whispered he was reading my background. Blushing I said
"I thought it was funny…" America started to read. Canada was giving me a wtf face again so I say innocently "don't you think it's cute?" this is when America starts to laugh.
"Ahahaha you should see your face!" my background was of Canada trying to get revenge on Russia for sitting on him.
"Come on Matt! You and Russia are my favorite! Then after you two is Sweden, Germany and Italy."
"You seem to like the weird people don't you?" asked America
Laughing I retort, "Your just jealous that you're not in my top 5."
"Well… where am I on your list?"
"Higher then England and France that's for sure. Your probly like…8th or something."
"well! Who's 6th and 7th?!"
"China and Japan duh!"
"So who's higher me or Russia?" asked canada who had stopped giving me a wtf face.
"Really? Am I dating Russia? Come on canada!" I said still chuckling
"Dating? Whats that mean?"
"I guess it's called courting or something right now right?" Canada blushed and watched me with wide eyes.
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Your suppose to ask the father before you start courting a girl…" I watch him wondering how to say this.
"America could you give us a minute?" I hand over the laptop "go watch the movie without us?" he leaves and I turn back to Canada
"Matt… I've already told you that women are expected to work in my time… fact is women are mostly treated better then men… I voted last year… I paid all my bills last month myself with my money… " I let this sink in for a moment
"I can date who I want without my dad's permission. Fact is I don't even know how you would ask."
"You said you talked to your brother? Why couldn't I ask your dad?"
"My brothers six! He would believe me if I said the sky was green! And that's just typing I havn't spoken to his face yet. We haven't gotten skype to work yet."
"Sky-pe?"
"Its like… Ill show you I don't even know how to explain…so on a completely unrelated note I get sick in a couple days…"
"In your story?"
"Yep."
"How sick?" he watches me like I'm going to up and die
"High fever, sleep walking…"
"Sleep walking?! Isn't that dangerous?"
"Alittle but its fine, I've done wrote it so I know that I'll be safe. I'm just going to pull an Italy is all." Canada gets lost in thought thanking about how Italy got in to this conversion.
"Germany's going to call us tomorrow. Be ready at 8." Knowing I'm going to be sick soon I walk in to the kitchen and get the largest of glass out, fill it with ice water and grab my extreme metal straw from my bag I sit back down and sip from the cup almost constantly.
"Why so much water?"
"Well… for one I've only drank two cup of tea the last 3 days and two I'm going to be sick soon so the sooner I start to drank water the quicker I'll recover…"
We talk some more before I excuse myself to go to bed. Walking down the hall I walk right in to America who I guessed had been listening in. grabbing his hand I drag him to my room.
"Any questions?"
"Girls can vote in the future?"
"Yes and I voted for the black president." I said laughing on the inside. I sort of wanted America to explode.
"Black? Girls? What?" he went really quiet and his face went slack. I snapped my fingers in front of his face. No reaction. Deciding I had enough I turned him around to face the wall so I could change for bed.
Getting in to bed he was still staring at the wall I drag him over to lay down with me.
"Silly america I didn't mean to break you… Obama is a good president. well he tries anyway. Though I think it was because no one wanted Romney. There was a joke going on voting day see that Romney was winning just for the morning and that after the work day ended and the people who had jobs got home it would change. And it did." He seem to wake up a little as I talked.
"And the voting whats up with that?"
"During the war… you see a lot of the guys left… there wasnt enough men left to fill up all the jobs see, so it became common place to see a girl working… after that we just ninjaed our way in. You know what they say! Behind every great man is a great women." America was in deep thought so I made my body relax one limb at a time about halfway I fell asleep.
I was in the hallway standing in front of the door to outside. Kuma was walking with me.
"Would you like to go outside?" I ask he nods his head and I opened the door just wide enough for him to get out. I apparently left my phone in my bed so I had no way to tell the time from habit I would say it is 3 in the morning. Standing there leaning agenst the door I wait for something… my mind is foggy and I think I fell asleep again.
"Scratch, scratch" I jolt back awake open the door.
"thanks." I nod and sleep walk my way back to bed.